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| Global Score | |
| 91.6 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-03-05 | 2019-04-15 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 5.81 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches |
| 10.58 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Interstellar blue | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 6 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 414 pixels per inch | 430 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 SDM712 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.6 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 11.66 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3070mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate Xs is much better than the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, getting a 91.6 score against 81.4. Huawei Mate Xs's design is newer, but a lot thicker and extremely heavier than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE. The Huawei Mate Xs features a bit better processor than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei Mate Xs also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has a slightly better display than Huawei Mate Xs, because although it has a lot smaller screen and a way worse 1080 x 2340 resolution, it also counts with a just a bit higher number of pixels in each inch in the screen. Huawei Mate Xs counts with much more memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because it has 512 GB internal memory capacity.
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has a better camera than Huawei Mate Xs, because although it has a smaller back camera sensor offering a lower image quality, and they both have the same video quality, the same 30 fps video frame rates and a same size diafragm aperture, the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE also counts with a higher resolution back-facing camera.
The Huawei Mate Xs features a superior battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because it has a 47% more battery size.
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